Beginner Woodworking Project that sells! | Easy Woodworking project that sells!

Material: 2 -2”x6”x8’ 16 -2 ½” Pockethole Screws 8-1½”Pockethole Screws 16–2” Exterior Screws 12–1½” Trim Head Screws 5/8” 18 Gauge Brad Nails Titebond 3 glue Cut list: A) 2- 1”x1”x11 ½” ends cut at opposing 30° B) 2– 1”x1”x10 3/8” ends cut at opposing 30° C) 2– 1”x1”x9 ¼” ends cut at opposing 30° D) 2–1”x1”x7” one end cut at 60° angle on two sides to form a center post point E) 4–1”x1”x? one end cut at 55° angle, one end cut at parallel 25° angle F)4- 1”x1”x9” G)2–1½”x1 ½”x12” H)2–12”x5¼”x3/8” thk I)1–12”x2”x3/8” thk J)2–1½”x1 ½”x16” K)1½”x1½”x48” L)4– 1½” x 1 ½” x 10” ends opposing 45° M)4– 1½”x1½”x8” ends opposing 45° N)4– 1½”x1½” x12” O)20– 3/16”x1½”x16” 1: Take one 2”x6” board and run through the table saw to remove the roundover on one side. 2: Table saw fence to measure 1 ½”, set the side you just cut against the table saw fence, and rip out two strips to equal 1 ½” x 1 ½” x 8’. 3: From that board take remaining 2 ½” wide by 8’ long cutoff. Cut 2 – 16” lengths from the cutoff and rip those 16” boards down until you have 2 - 1 ½” x 1 ½” x 16”. This will be for item “J” in the cutlist. Save the remaining ½” strips. 4: Take remaining cutoff (2 ½” x 1 ½” x 60”) and rip down the rest of this board into 1” x 1” x 60” strips. 2 strips of 1” x 1” x 60”. 5: take 2”x6” cut a 16” block off of one end. rip down 3/16” strips at the table saw and rip the 2”x6”x16” block all the way down until you have 16 strips of 3/16”x1 ½”x16”. Take the remaining ½” strips from step 2 and rip those down as well to give 20–3/16”x1 ½”x16” strips. These will be for the roof, item “O”. 6:Using the remaining cutoff cut a 12” block. Move on over to your table saw. Raise the blade as high as it will go. Set fence to 3/8” and resaw this portion along the width of the board to give 3–3/8”x5 ½”x12” boards. Cut the 5 ½” width down to 5 ¼” on two of those and rip the other one down to 2” wide. This is Items “H” & “I”. 7: The rest of the 2 x 6 is extra. The 1st 1 ½” x 1 ½” x 8’ should be cut: 1–4’ length and 4–1’ lengths. This is items K & N. 8: Take the other 1½” x1½”x8’ and lay out items L & M. Note that these pieces should be cut at opposing 45 degree angles ( \_/ ). 4–8” and 4–10” pieces 9: Take the 1” strips and cut out 4–1”x1”x 9”. This is item F. 10: Take the remaining 1” strips and start cutting out items A, B, C, D, & E. To cut the center post with the 60 degree angle I use the miter gauge on the table saw to get my initial 60 degree cut and the set the post on the jig to get the opposing 60 degree cut. For the two “E” components I find it best to cut the 55 degree angle first and then lay it out on the frame to trace where the 25 degree angle should be. Rinse and repeat until all components are covered. 11: Take items F, G, H, I and N. Drill two pocket holes on one end of “N”, 2 pocket holes (4 total) on both ends of “G”, and 1 pocket hole (2 total) on both ends of “F”. 12: Take Items N and on the end and side opposite the pocket holes, cut a 30 degree angle to nip off the top corner. 13: Drill a ½” hole through the top of the N components near where you cut the angle (outside end of the board). This hole should go from the top through the bottom and be an optional anchor point for the customer to be able to anchor the bird feeder to the ground. Step 14:Item N should be connected to the bottom end of item K via the pre drilled pocket holes. 15: Stand the base structure up on your work table, items M will be placed to connect N to K as angled cross braces. Pre-drill your holes with a countersink bit and screw these pieces together using 2” exterior screws. 16: Take a straight piece of scrap wood and screw it into the top of the base pole ( item K). Stand the base upside down to sit on the scrap wood. This scrap piece should be long enough to be able to support the base upside down without you having to hold it. Use this leverage and reference plane to set and screw parts L to the top of the base in the same manner as the previous step. These will be the cross pieces that connect the tray. 17: Via pocket holes, screw parts G into Parts J. Set parts H & I inside the tray area and, via pocket holes, screw the parts to the assembled tray structure. 18: Set the tray on top of the base structure and use the cross braces “L” to connect the platform to the base. 19: Assemble the timber frame peak by using A as the bottom of the triangle, B as the right side, and C as the left side. 1 1/2" trim head screws 20: Part D should be set inside of the triangle to form the center post. Attach using 1 ½” trim head screws. 21: Pre cut 55 degree angle on a 1”x1” strip, set that angle to face downwards along the center post and trace the 25 degree angle on the opposite side. Repeat for opposite side. 22: Connect two legs (part F) to each peak on the bottom. F connect A via pocket holes. Attach structure to platform. F should screw into H/I. Placement can be eyeballed Step 23: Attach the roof slats, parts O.